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The Mandate of Heaven

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and the Might and Magic logo, are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of The 3DO Company. All other trademarks
belong to their respective owners. New World Computing is a division of The 3DO Company.

Getting Started

After the introduction sequence (which can be skipped by pressing Escape) you will be
at the Main Menu. Click on New Game to start a new game. After you read the story,
you have the option of creating a new party (Create Party) or quick starting (Quick Start)
with the pregenerated party. You will begin your adventure right outside New Sorpigal.

Character Creation

If you choose to create your own party, you will go to the Create Party screen. From
here you can choose to change the portrait, name, class, statistics, and skills of each
member of your party. Right-click on any skill, class, or statistic to get information on it.

Portrait - Click on the left and right arrows next to the portrait to change faces.

Class - Select the profession for the highlighted character in the lower left section of the
Create Party screen. Changing a character’s class will change their starting statistics and
skills, and will cancel any previous changes made to that character’s statistics.

Name - Click on the character’s name to enter a new name.

Statistics - Clicking the + and - will change the statistic currently selected by the mark-
ers up or down one point. You may reduce a statistic to two points below its original
starting level, or raise it to a maximum of 25. You begin with 50 points, each point you
subtract adds to that total, and each point you add removes one from that total. You must
spend all points to continue.

Change Skills - Each character begins with two skills determined by their class. You
must then choose two more skills from the list in the lower center for that character. The
choices for these extra skills are also based on what class the character is. All characters
must have four skills (two predetermined by class, two selected by you) to continue.

Your party will begin right outside the gates of New Sorpigal with a small amount of
gold and a few items. Don’t forget to equip your party with their starting equipment, and
to have the magic using characters study their initial spells. You may also notice that
you are carrying an important letter. Perhaps there is someone in town that would be
interested to see it...

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Characlcr Information Screen

Class

Name

Character

Statistics

Condition and
Quick Spell

Toted Experience
Earned

Unused Skill Points

Melee and
Ranged
Combat
Statistics

Spell
Resistcmces

Skills

Inventory

Awards

Exit Character
Information

Rest

Pressing the R key or clicking on the rest button will bring up the rest screen. From here,
you can either rest for the night or allow time to pass.

Rest and Heal 8 Hours - Uses the amount of food shown next to the apple in that line.
'This will allow 8 hours to pass and all characters will gain their full hit points and spell
points back. It is possible for creatures to interrupt your sleep and attack you. You can
rest safely at any inn.

Wait until dawn - This allows time to advance to 6:00 AM. Characters do not regain hit
points or spell points, or use food when resting.

Wait 1 hour - This allows time to advance 1 hour. You do not gain hit points or spell
points back from waiting.

Wait 5 minutes - This allows time to advance 5 minutes. You do not gain hit points or
spell points back while waiting.

Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

Not all people you meet are hostile, some are more than willing to share stories and
rumors with you, or may even join your party. When you talk to an NPC, your fame and
reputation are factored into how the person treats you. They may be quite friendly with
you, or refuse to talk at all.

If they refuse to talk, you may have the option to Beg, Threaten, or Bribe them. Forcing
them to talk to you by using any of these three methods will hurt your reputation.

You can hire almost anyone to join your party, up to a maximum of two people at any
one time. These people may even be able to perform services for your party.

Some NPC’s will automatically join you and will not count against the two person limit.

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Character Creation Screen

Class

Name

Bonus
Points Box

OK Button
(Start the Game)

Currently
Selected Stat

Class ”
Selection Box

Available Skills Box

Options Screen

Pressing Escape or clicking on the Game Options button while playing will bring up the
Options Screen. From here you can access your file options (New Game, Load Game,
and Save Game), change your Controls, Quit the Game, and Resume Game.

Resume Game - Return to playing Might and Magic VI.

New Game - Abandon the current game of Might and Magic VI, and restart with a new
party of characters. Note: This does not save the current game.

Save Game - Click on the slot you wish to save to, enter a save filename, and click the
check mark.

Controls - You may adjust your music, sound, and character voice volume. You may
adjust the graphical detail level between low, medium, and high. Your turn rate may be
adjusted between 16 facings, 32 facings, and smooth. Finally, you can toggle walking
sounds and show damage on and off.

Load Game - Click on the saved game you wish to load, then click the check mark. The
first game on the list is the autosave, which saves your game each time you exit a level.

Quit - Exit Might and Magic VI and return to the Main Menu. Note: This does not save
the current game.

Character Information

Statistics are presented as two numbers, the current and the maximum. The current
shows the statistic after all affects (spells, items, temporary bonuses, etc.) are added in.
It is possible for the current to be much higher or lower than the maximum. An average
statistic is 13, conferring neither a bonus nor a penalty. For information on any of the
statistics, right-click on them.

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Game Screen

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Mode Indicator

Currently
Active Spells

Quests,
Notes, Maps,
and Events

Food and
Gold

Cast Spell, Rest.
Quick Reference,
and Game Options

Fly Spell

Automap and
Compass

NPC

Followers

Guardian
Angel Spell

Water

Walking Spell

Bless, Heroism,
Haste, Shield, and
Stone Skin spells

Combat Tips

In your travels you will encounter numerous hostile people and creatures. You must be
prepared to defend yourself when diplomacy fails. Here are a few tips for combat:

- Make sure that each character has the best weapon, armor, and shield equipped. If the
armor is in your backpack, it is not doing you any good.

- Large battles are much easier to handle in turn based mode. Press Enter as soon as you
see an enemy creature and scope out the terrain and the odds. Count up the number of
creatures you are facing and check their hit points by right-clicking on them.

- Use ranged weapons and spells to weaken enemies from a distance.

- Keep track of how damaged your party members are, if someone’s health drops to 50%
or less, heal them. If your party seems like it might lose the fight, run (hold down shift
with the directional keys. Remember, you must be in real time mode to move).

- Make sure each spell caster has their most useful spell set as the Quick Spell. You may
need to change this depending on where or what you are fighting. To change the
quick spell, go to the spellbook, select the spell, then click on the “hand icon” tab at the
bottom of the book.

- Certain conditions, such as weakness or disease, can adversely affect your characters.
Make sure to keep your condition “good” as much as possible. Visit a temple to rid
yourself of negative conditions. Be warned, the cost for healing is partly based on how
long you have been afflicted.

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Keyboard

Commands

Opens the Game
Options Menu
and exits screens

Opens the Current
Quests Book

Cycle through
characters

Attack - if a hostile creature is
visible, the selected character will
attack it with his/her readied melee
weapon, otherwise the character
will fire his/her readied missle
weapon. If there is no creautre, or
the character does not have the
appropriate weapon, the character
will pass

Cast Quick Spell - if the"

spell requires a target, then
the nearest creature will
automatically be selected as
the target, otherwise the
mouse cursor will change to
the crosshairs and you will
need to select the target

Selects a character.
Pressing the number
again will view the
character

Switches between
full screen and
window

Fly up
( only while
flying)

IxK)k down

Center view

Zoom out on
the automap

Zoom in on
the automap

Cast New Spell - this will

open the character’s spell book
and allow you to choose the
spell you wish them to cast.
Click on the spell to highlight it,
then click on it again to cast it
or click on the Set Quick Spell
icon at the bottom of the book to
set that spell as the Quick Spell

Toggle between
turn-based and
real-time modes

Directional Arrows -
these control your
movement

Activate objects
and search bodies

Run

( with directional arrow)

Mouse

Mouse Shoi*tcuts

Pick up item
Drop item
Use item
Equip item
Give item
Item details
General Info

Click on the item

Click on Game Screen while holding item
Click on large portrait with item as the pointer
Click on large portrait with item as the pointer
Click on portrait with item as the pointer
Right-click on item
Right-click

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Attack

Cast readied spell
Use item

Read Book/Scroll
Give Item
Create Potion
Mix Potion

Click on valid target

Control-click on valid target

Right-click on portrait with item as the pointer

Right-click on portrait with item as the pointer

Press character # while holding item

Right-click on empty bottle with herb as the pointer

Right-click on potion with potion as the pointer

Note: The large portrait is the figure of the character in the inventory screen.
The portrait is the face in the Game Screen.

Note: If using an item with a shortcut causes the target to be invalid, then the pointer
will change to a crosshair to allow you to select a valid target.

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